Britton
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Britton is a name of English origin, meaning “a Breton or Briton”. In 2025 it ranked 2,764th for boys in the US (46 babies).
What does Britton mean?
English: English surname for a Breton
“a Breton or Briton”
An English surname first given to Bretons who settled in England after the Norman Conquest.
- Say it
- BRIT-on
Is Britton a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Britton has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 46 boys in the US.
How popular is Britton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,764among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the US were named Britton, making it the 2,764th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,798th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 151 boys. It first appears in the records in 1896. 24 girls were also named Britton in 2025 (5,237th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Britton in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were given Britton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,942, up from #2,764 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 18% of the babies named Britton in the US in 1968, and 34% in 2025.
Britton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2,764 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 83 | #1,798 |
| 2019 | 88 | #1,762 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,606 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,695 |
| 2016 | 106 | #1,556 |
| 2015 | 106 | #1,538 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,536 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,568 |
| 2012 | 115 | #1,439 |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,448 |
| 2010 | 142 | #1,240 |
| 2009 | 132 | #1,314 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,361 |
| 2007 | 141 | #1,246 |
| 2006 | 151 | #1,132 |
| 2005 | 128 | #1,232 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,314 |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,204 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,265 |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,141 |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,085 |
| 1999 | 116 | #1,128 |
| 1998 | 130 | #1,036 |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,107 |
| 1996 | 114 | #1,065 |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,002 |
| 1994 | 118 | #1,018 |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1992 | 129 | #941 |
| 1991 | 133 | #905 |
| 1990 | 121 | #933 |
| 1989 | 131 | #875 |
| 1988 | 118 | #874 |
| 1987 | 136 | #792 |
| 1986 | 108 | #872 |
| 1985 | 117 | #823 |
| 1984 | 107 | #848 |
| 1983 | 93 | #916 |
| 1982 | 97 | #907 |
| 1981 | 95 | #920 |
| 1980 | 86 | #967 |
| 1979 | 67 | #1,089 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,109 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,144 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,163 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,238 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,147 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,149 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,023 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,050 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,165 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,214 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,281 |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,385 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,454 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,685 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,657 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1958 | 26 | #1,533 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,844 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,224 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,732 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,276 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,868 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,563 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,764 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,800 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,803 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,335 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,955 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,388 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
Nicknames for Britton
Names like Britton
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